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Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 5/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald Those who have read something about this will get more out of the movies, but it's not compulsory. I saw both parts in one day and the experience was absorbing. Rated: 4/5 Oct 1, 2009 Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) The Guevara portrayed here has humour but no irony: his commitment to the revolutionary ethos leaves little room for doubt, neurosis, or private loyalties of any kind. Rated: 2/5 Oct 1, 2009 Full Review David Harris Spectrum Culture Like the revolutionary himself, Che is an unrelenting, uncompromising struggle against the norm, a refreshing break from the standards of cinema itself. Aug 5, 2020 Full Review Nikki Baughan Roll Credits Del Toro in the lead role... is an absolutely masterful performance, a tour de force portrayal that gets under the skin of Che without resorting the caricature. Rated: 5/5 Nov 4, 2019 Full Review PJ Nabarro Patrick Nabarro Soderbergh's noble trudge through a ground-level account of the Cuban Revolution as seen through our notional conduit, Che Guevara, is some feat of logistical filmmaking. Rated: 4/5 Dec 2, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

Liam D The start of an two part saga. There are some good elements to the film but it’s overlong for it’s own sake Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/19/24 Full Review The H steady, documentary like biography Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/02/23 Full Review r b This was a very interesting and well-told story of the Che Guevera, and the rise of the Cuban revolution. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It lacks some elements, but the part of the story we get to watch is good. Benicio del Toro's acting is superb, and the rest of the cast also did a great job. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Che: Part One and Che: Part Two are outstanding two-part biographical films the world must know the title character and history. Steven Soderbergh did an amazing job directing Che: Part One and Che: Part Two. The two-part film is his second biographical film and also his first and only non-english film. Benicio del Toro did an excellent job to both producing the film as well as portraying Ernesto "Che" Guevara. I really love the opening overture sequences as seen in part one and part two. Che is my favorite biographical film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review dave s Combined, the two parts of Steven Soderbergh's Che run for well over four hours. What could have been a great film about Ernesto ‘Che' Guevara is instead two films (part one in Cuba, part two in Bolivia) that are merely decent. The primary problem is, of course, the length, as Soderbergh sometimes seems to lose sight of the fact that there is a fine line between compelling drama and the sight of men in fatigues endlessly tromping around in the jungle. The films also ignore the less glorious aspects of Che's character, totally ignoring the four year period after the Cuban Revolution when he ran the Santa Clara prison and executed a countless number of political prisoners. Despite this, the film is beautifully shot and features a remarkable performance by Benicio Del Toro. Check it out, but be patient. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Benicio del Toro) transforms from intellectual, asthmatic doctor to one of Latin America's legendary revolutionaries. In the years before his famous 1964 visit to the United Nations, Che joins forces with Cuban exile Fidel Castro (Demián Bichir) and ignites a revolution that eventually brings an end to the Batista regime in Cuba.

Director

Steven Soderbergh

Screenwriter

Peter Buchman, Benjamin A. Van der Veen, Ernesto "Che" Guevara

Distributor

IFC Films

Production Co

Telecinco Cinema, Guerrilla Films Inc., Morena Films

Genre

Biography, Drama

Original Language

English

Release Date (Theaters)

Jan 9, 2009, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)

Mar 28, 2017

Box Office (Gross USA)

$1.7M

Runtime

2h 9m